Five Charged in Torture and Murder of Missing Transgender Man in New York

Murder victim's final words to mom before being tortured & killed by five people

A MURDER victim who was allegedly subjected to weeks of torture before being killed by five people is being remembered by his grieving mother as having a “heart of gold.” Sam Nordquist, 24, traveled over 1,000 miles to Canandaigua, New York, in September to meet up with a woman he had been in an online relationship with. Sam Nordquist’s body, which showed signs of torture, was found in a field in Yates County, New York, on February 13Facebook/Sa…

5 people in New York charged after allegedly torturing, killing transgender man

One law enforcement official described the case as “one of the most horrific crimes” she has ever investigated in her 20-year law enforcement career.

5 arrested in upstate New York torture, killing of transgender man

WHAM Five people have been arrested and charged with murder after the body of a missing transgender man was discovered dumped in an upstate New York field. The remains of the victim, identified as 24-year-old Sam Nordquist of Minnesota, were found last week in a field in Benton, New York, in Yates County, according to Capt. Kelly Swift, a New York State Police investigator. Swift said investigators suspect Nordquist was tortured and killed in ne…

Minnesota transgender man killed in N.Y. remembered as ‘beautiful’

Kyeland Jackson at the Star Tribune reports on a family remembering their loved one, a transgender man killed in New York. “Officials believe that five people had physically and psychologically abused (Sam) Nordquist since December at a motel outside Canandaigua, N.Y., miles from a field in Yates County where his body was discovered Thursday.”KSTP reports: “With a Forecast First Alert in place Monday and Tuesday for extreme cold, frostbite and h…

5 charged in disappearance and murder of Minnesota transgender man in upstate NY

Five people have been arrested and charged in New York in connection with the disappearance and death of a 24-year-old Minnesota transgender man who was reported missing last week. PER CNN, New York State Police launched a missing persons investigation for Sam Nordquist, 24, on February 9, following a welfare check request from his family. On Thursday,  February 13 , investigators discovered human remains, believed to be those of Nordquist, in a…

Five acquaintances of a killed trans-man have been indicted in the state of New York. They are said to have tortured, tortured and abused the victim for weeks before his death.